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Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks to a Democratic gathering at the Cheyenne Civic Center on April 20, 1989 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. An African American Baptist minister and political activist, Jackson was a candidate for the U.S. presidency in 1984 and 1988. In 2000 President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest honor bestowed on civilians. ( Mark Junge / Getty Images)

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dead

Jelinda Montes

Jackson led a rainbow coalition of Americans through decades of protest and progress

Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in "Harold and Maude" (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)

Harold taught me to not fear death

Kelly McClure

Bud Cort's death is a reminder to live the best you can, while you can

Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump's "Mission Accomplished" moment

Heather Digby Parton

The president falsely claimed he "fixed" the affordability crisis. He and the GOP will pay in the November midterms

At the 2025 Munich Security Conference, Vice President JD Vance chided Europeans on limiting free speech. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

JD Vance doesn't believe in free speech

Austin Sarat, Thomas Dumm

In 2025, the veep warned Europeans about censorship. Now the Trump administration is testing those same limits

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Demonstrators march during the nationwide "Stop ICE Terror" rally through downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 20, 2026 in protest against US President Donald Trump's policies. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP / Getty Images)

Minnesotans delay abortions to avoid ICE

Shefali Luthra - The 19th

Planned Parenthood’s no-show rate has gone up almost 10 percent since the Minnesota operation began

Acting icon, Robert Duvall, during the press run of "The Portrait of Billy Joe." (M. Caulfield/WireImage for CineVegas)

Acting legend Robert Duvall dead at 95

CK Smith

Robert Duvall’s seven decades of iconic and varied performances made him one of America’s most respected actors

A student has her portrait made during picture day. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Lifetouch: Student data always secure

CK Smith

Lifetouch says student photos never at risk; company’s operations independent of any past parent company executive

(Illustration by Salon / Penguin Random House / Grand Central Publishing / Simon & Schuster / Little, Brown Books for Young Readers / )

9 spring memoirs not to skip

Andi Zeisler

Lena Dunham, Fab 5 Freddy and Liza with a Z are among the culture-makers leaving it all on the page

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Trump is demanding his portrait from his first administration (seen above) be replaced with one to cover both terms. This continues his editing of the Smithsonian's displays on history including his own biography and major events like slavery. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images)

Trump's legacy war on a portrait

CK Smith

A battle over brushstrokes and biography puts Trump’s legacy and national museums back in the spotlight

Rebecca Black performs at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park on August 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Dana Jacobs / WireImage)

Rebecca Black started the ragebait era

Alex Galbraith

Fifteen years ago, the singer-songwriter showed the web loved nothing more than a pile-on

Elon Musk envisioned a future with optional work and irrelevant money thanks to the domination of artificial intelligence. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA loves bad dads

Amanda Marcotte

Raising kids should be about quality, not quantity

Residents of Lemont, Illinois, pay tribute to Charlie Kirk during a vigil on September 11, 2025. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Why GOP wants a Charlie Kirk holiday

Russell Payne

State-level Charlie Kirk celebrations stand in for an actual GOP agenda, critics say — and no one gets the day off

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Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. (Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin losing credibility in court

John E. Jones III - The Conversation

"I don’t recall a single instance... when a grand jury refused to return a true bill, an indictment," ex-judge says

School picture day is an annual tradition, but some schools are deciding to cut ties with one company with rumored links to the Epstein files. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post / Getty Images)

Viral posts upend school picture day

CK Smith

Social media posts linked Lifetouch’s ownership to figures in the Epstein files, schools canceled picture days

Former Trump attorney Ty Cobb (Jerry Cleveland/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Cobb calls for Bondi, Noem impeachment

CK Smith

After chaotic hearings and Trump’s praise for controversial figures, former insider says accountability is overdue

James Van Der Beek (Ray Tamarra/GC Images/Getty Images)

James Van Der Beek kept us guessing

Coleman Spilde

In "The Rules of Attraction," the "Dawson's Creek" dreamboat paved the way for a career that played against type

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Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie in "Heated Rivalry" (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max)

In "Heated Rivalry," food is vulnerable

Francesca Giangiulio

In a genre that treats food as foreplay, the year’s hottest romance makes a tuna melt a symbol of deeper intimacy

Former President Barack Obama isn't shying away from addressing current issues of division and cruelty. Even when it involves him directly. (Kyle Mazza / Getty Images)

Obama calls out Trump's racist ape video

CK Smith

Obama calls Trump’s racist video and MAGA behavior “deeply troubling” amid escalating polarization

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Next Dem attorney general faces a mess

Heather Digby Parton

The Justice Department was reformed in the wake of Watergate. A similar process will be needed after Bondi's abuses

Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing Street, Feb. 11, 2026. (Carl Court/Getty Images)

Epstein files rock Britain — but why?

Andrew O'Hehir

The contrast with Trump's America is both obvious and shocking — but it’s not the whole story

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A bicycle taxi in Havana, Feb. 13, 2026. The fuel crisis in Cuba means that most gasoline-powered vehicles have been abandoned. (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images)

How US blockade is suffocating Cuba

Medea Benjamin

Plenty of Cubans dislike their own government — but still see Trump and Marco Rubio as "demons"

Illustration of AI robot. (Getty Images)

Swarms of AI bots threaten democracy

Filippo Menczer - The Conversation

The level of coordination among inauthentic online agents is unprecedented

Doorbell cameras are everywhere. An Amazon proposed partnership and Super Bowl ad reveals fears about personal privacy. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Ring's Super Bowl ad freaked people out

CK Smith

A sweet story about finding lost dogs exposed growing fears about AI and monitoring, door bell cameras and policing

Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw in "Wuthering Heights" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

"Wuthering Heights" is a reader's dream

Coleman Spilde

By focusing on feeling over faithfully adapting, the provocative filmmaker's new take sparks the imagination

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